Guadalajara vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guadalajara	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1035	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2624	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$463	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$927	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$81	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$2098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	97
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	1.46M	2.75M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 7% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5084th and 4674th ($1035 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 54th in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 5724th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Osaka

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	Guadalajara	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.2	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.6	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.24%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2720	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.9	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7804	$8601

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1217
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$873
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$672
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$812
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$681
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$881
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$912
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$774
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$830
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$741
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$763
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1094
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$812
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$630
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$774
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$765
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$682
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$784
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$996
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$915
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$793
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$781
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1185

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933